Poultry watering device.



J. a. BECKER.

POULTRY WATERING DEVICE.

\APPLIOATION FILED MAY 6,1908. I

910,039. Patented Jan. 19,1909.

JOHN G. BECKER, F IPAltKSTON, SOUTH DAKOTA.

POULTRY W ATERIN G DEVICE Specification of Letters Patent Patented Jan.19, 1909.

Application filed May 6} 1963. Serial No. 431,190.

To all whom it may coucem:

At a suitable point in the side of the re Be it known that I, don): G.BECKER, a ceptacle 6 is a tubular m tlet 14 adapted to citizen of theUnited grates, residing at Parks/con, in the county of l'lutchinson andState of South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Poultry il atering Devices, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying d awings.

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My invention relates to improvements in poultry watering devices, and itconsists of the novel features of construction and the combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

The object of the invention is to improve and simplify the constructionand operation of devices of this character and thereby render themstronger, more durable and eonvenient and less expensive. 7 The aboveand other objects of the invention are attained 111 its preferredembodimoot illustrated in the accon'ipanying draw-.

ings, in which- Figure l a perspective view of my improv-ed wateringtrough; and Fig. 2 is a vertical longilul'linal section partly on thecentral plane and partly on a plane to one side or? the center.

in the drauings .1. denotes a trough preferably of root: gular shapehaving a flat bottom 2-, upright sides 3 and upright The trough ispreferably constructed of sheet metal and its ends 45: are reinforced bycentrally and vertically disposed strengthening strips 5 solse securedupon their outer dered or otherwi laces.

l3 denotes the water receptacle which is preferably in the form of acylinder dis posed horizontally and longitudinally above the trough 1.and mounted for rotation upon pivot studs or journals 7 which projectfrom lhe (Kill'QlS oi the ends or heads 8 of the receptacle and arearranged in bearing, openings 3) formed in the endsv 4 and reinlorcinstrips 5 oi the trough, as clearly shown in l ic'. The projectingportions of h pivots 7 are adapted to receive eyes 10 formed upon theends. of a U-shaped bail handle 11 by means of which the device mayanveniently carried. The OXll'CIl'lltlGS of said pivols i are screwthreaded to rpceive wasdicrs l2 and nuts 13 by means of which lflllPlthe parts are held assembled so that holh the receptacle and the handlemay wing or rotate freely.

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l i l l l project beneath the level of the water in the trough l. hisoutlet is adapted to scrveas an inlet when the receptacle 6 is turned toits upright or inverted position I provide a locking device whichconsists of a fixed pivot stud or pin 1 upon one oi the ends or heads 8oi the rcccplacle adjacent to the edge of the latter and two co-actinglatch plates 16. i7 upon the adjacent end ei of the trough.

These latch or keepcumembers 1G, 17 are in 1 the form of plates orstrips of resilient metal,

the lower ends of which are soldered. or olhcrwise secured to the end loil the trough at equal r'lislances from the pivol' or bearing opening 9in said end and the projecting upper ends ol which are curved firstinwardly and then outwardly, as slmwn more clearly in Fig. 2. In thehighest points 01' the curved portions 18 oi? said latch plates are lformed openings 19 to receive the stud or projection and lhe out "ardlycurved up per extremities 20 of said laleh plates are adapted to serveas linger pieces by means of .which they may be readily retracted todisengage them from said slud. it will be seen that when the receptacleis rotated to its inverted position the stud 15 will engage the openingin the latch 17 to lock the 1'ccep taclo in such position and when it isturned to its upright position said stud will spring inlo the openingin' the other latch 16 to lock the receptacle in the latter position.

From the foregoing-it will beseen that my improved watering device ortrough is exceedingly simple in construction so that it may be producedat a small cost and will he exceedingly strong and durable. The improvedlocking means for the rotary receplaclc is exceedingly simple, strongand durahle and at the same time easy to manipulate.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

The herein described poultry watering de- 1 vice comprising arectangular trough having" of the receptac receptacle arranged above thetrough and between the uprights and provided upon one side with anoutlet adapted to be submerged in the contents of the trough, fixedpivot studs projectin from the centers of the ends is and arranged forrotation in the openmgs in the uprights, the extremities of said pivotstuds being screw threaded, a swinging bail handle having eyes at itsends to engage said pivot studs, retaining nuts upon the threadedextremities of said pivot studs, a fixed pin projecting longitudinallyfrom one end of said receptacle, and upright resilient latch platessecured at their lower ends upon one oi said 15 uprights on oppositesides of its center, each of said latch plates having its upper endcurved and formed with an opening to receive said pin upon thereceptacle, whereby the latter will be lockedin either its upright 20 ofinverted position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses. I 7 JOHN G. BECKER.

Witnesses:

D. BEN KE, LYDIA Tinnn.

